Resources for Cancer Education During COVID-19

CPEN is sensitive to the educational needs of its members as we all contend with altered work environments and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. This page is dedicated to listing resources that may be helpful as you work under these conditions; more resources will be listed as they become available.

 
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The Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) invites you to participate in our next Engagement Lounge:

 

Reimagining Patient Education

Thursday, 25 February 2021

2:00-3:00 PM EST

Using an open discussion format, we will explore the challenges we have faced over the past 10 months, discuss ways our work has changed and find the silver linings that have come out of the pandemic. This discussion will be led by members of the CPEN Professional Development Committee:

Nina Galpern
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Maritza Nassif
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Active participation and video sharing by attendees is encouraged.


Register Here



Recorded Engagement Lounge

 

COVID-19 & Reopening Your Resource Center: Part 2

24 September 2020

Open discussion led by members of the CPEN Learning Resource Centers Special Interest Group and Professional Development Committee:

Nina Galpern, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Niki Vossberg, Huntsman Cancer Institute




 Lounge Chat Transcript (PDF)
 

Recorded Engagement Lounge

 

COVID-19 & Reopening Your Resource Center 
28 May 2020

Open discussion led by the Co-Chairs of the CPEN Learning Resource Centers Special Interest Group:

Megan Battaglia, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Niki Vossberg, Huntsman Cancer Institute


Lounge Chat Transcript (PDF) 

Recorded Engagement Lounge

Cancer Education During COVID-19 

23 April 2020

Moderator:  

Clare Sullivan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
 
Panelists:
Faith Addiss, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Sarah Christensen, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Janet Papadakos, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre 
Tina Papadakos, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Renee Siegel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Lounge Chat Transcript (PDF)

Links

CDC:  How to Protect Yourself & Others

CFAC:  Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: COVID-19 Facts and Resources

George Washington University: Cancer Survivors and COVID-19

Huntsman Cancer Institute: COVID-19 and Cancer Patients (English and Spanish)

MD Anderson Cancer Center: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Cancer Recommended Resources

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information at UHN

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center: Virtual Visits

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance: Sample Information Request Form

WHO:  Novel Coronavirus 2019